What color is #597571?

#597571 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597571?

The RGB value is 89, 117, 113: 89 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597571?

The complementary color is #75595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597571 color

#597571 rgb(89, 117, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597571 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 45.9% green and 44.3% blue (89, 117, 113).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#597571 color codes

HEX	`#597571`
RGB	`rgb(89, 117, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 45.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, -11.03, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 11.09, 185.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.461, 16.038, 18.006)`
Decimal	`5862769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597571, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #597571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #597571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597571; }
.text { color: #597571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 117 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597571, #596b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597571?: #597571 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597571?: The RGB value is 89, 117, 113: 89 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597571?: The complementary color is #75595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.